THESSALONIANS 5:16-17-18
"Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus."
Are you always joyful? Do you pray without ceasing? Are you thankful no matter what the circumstances are in your life? Most of us will have to answer no to these questions. Yet we all want to know what God's will is for our life, or how we can be in God's will each day! The closer you come to the scripture above, the closer you will be to God's will. We need to make a commitment to rejoice in the Lord always, and be joyful. We need to never stop praying and look to the Lord first for everything. We need to give thanks to the Lord for everything and at all times.
We should be happy in our faith. Do not forget we were lost in our sins and dead eternally, until the Lord Jesus Christ saved us and gave us eternal and perfected life in Heaven. This is the gift that keeps on giving and it is the reason we should keep on praying and thanking the Lord and rejoicing always!
Finally, be thankful in all circumstances and in everything. This may seem difficult in a time of death, illness or calamity, but we must never loose sight of our overall gain of eternal life that is perfect and without weeping, wailing, or gnashing of teeth! What happens on earth is only for a moment. The Lord has a perfect plan for our lives that we may not understand at any given moment, but He will reveal it to us in time. When you look back now you can see God's hand in your life and the same will be true in your future. Be joyful always, pray without ceasing and be thankful in all circumstances. THIS IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU!
